Comments on: American Airlines flies pup home after owner dies

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:14:46 +0000

That was very nice of American Airlines, the Humane Society and the AA employees. It was a very good gesture on their part and I think they should be thanked and congratulated.

By: kelley

kelley — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:35:10 +0000

Congratulations! You managed to take a perfectly pleasant, feel good story, and convert it to a forum for your own petty, miguided griping. Obviously, you don’t “hate to sound cynical” at all. In fact, you leapt at the opportunity, unless you are claiming someone else took control of your keyboard and typed that last paragraph for you.

Just out of curiosity, have you ever gone out of your way to help a lost or homeless animal? Put out some cat food, or take a dog home to try and find its owner? How often do you do that for humans?

Enjoy your glass house.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:25:48 +0000

I hate to sound cynical, but I don’t remember any such stories about the airlines treating stranded humans so humanely.
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Sadly, you dont hear about the many airline employees who use their free time and benefits to help (stranded) HUMANS around the world. Pilots using their flying skills to transport terminally ill children to alternative destinations for treatment. Or flight attendants who use their flying benefits to escort children/families to the United States for adoption or relocation.

http://www.airlineamb.org/TopLevel/3_Programs/Escort_Journal2.htm

I know a flight attendant who travels to Eastern Europe multiple times a year with boxes and boxes of donated clothes and supplies. A classmate from training, used his travel benefits to fly to the Far East to adopt a baby.

By: The man who notices things

The man who notices things — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:41:18 +0000

Can I fly as a pet? I’ll get treated better. Pets spend time in climate controlled rooms, climate controlled cargo holds and have food and water breaks every 4 hours [except on longer flights] – unlike the human passengers. Next time, I’ll be someone’s pet.